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Runners take a Kenai beach access road during the Kenai Summer Solstice Fun Run in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Chamber tries to grow Solstice Fun Run

The event, with 5- and 10-kilometer options, drew 47 runners.

 

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Twins, Kentucky squad to play for Coz Wood Bat title on Sunday

The American Legion Post 20 Twins and Madisonville (Kentucky) Post 6 will play for the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament title Sunday at 1 p.m.… Continue reading

 

Clyde Clemens of the Post 20 Twins swings through a hit pitch Friday, June 20, 2025, in the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Wood Bat tourney carries on legacy of Coz

From 1975 until his death in 2020, former Twins manager and head coach Lance Coz built a Post 20 Twins program known for great baseball… Continue reading

 

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Results posted for Celebrate Life! 5K

ABC Life Choices held the Celebrate Life! 5-kilometer run Saturday, June 14, on a course starting and finishing at Soldotna Bible Chapel. The victories went… Continue reading

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Running roundup: Dixson gets top male survivor at Alaska Men’s Run; Aldridge wins state duathlon title

Soldotna’s Marc Dixson was the top male survivor at the Alaska Men’s Run on Saturday in Anchorage. According to the event, the race uses entry… Continue reading

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The 10-mile race begins at the Run for the River on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Run for the River draws 197 finishers

The Run for the River drew 197 finishers on Saturday in Soldotna. While that is slightly down from the 229 finishers last year, 197 is… Continue reading

The 10-mile race begins at the Run for the River on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Reeling ‘Em In: Old-timers cast their lines

The grizzled gentlemen have been coming down to Homer for over 35 years to ambush flats from their modest skiff in “secret holes” east of the Spit.

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Benny Loyer of Palmer soars through the air racing 65 intermediate at the Alaska State Motocross Series Race 4 on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

State motocross puts sport’s strong family ties on display

The strong family ties that bind motocross racing were on display at the Alaska State Motocross Races 3 and 4 on Saturday and Sunday, June… Continue reading

Benny Loyer of Palmer soars through the air racing 65 intermediate at the Alaska State Motocross Series Race 4 on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Sunday: Twins sweep Dimond

Post 20’s Harper throws shutout in league game

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Post 20's Jayden Stuyvesant flies out to left field against West on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Twins lose league game, win nonleague game vs. West

The American Legion Post 20 Twins split a doubleheader against West Post 1 on Friday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park, losing the league game 5-3… Continue reading

Post 20's Jayden Stuyvesant flies out to left field against West on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Thursday: Twins split with Service

The American Legion Post 20 Twins split with Service on Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai to move to 1-1 in the league… Continue reading

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Brown Bears select 7 in NAHL Entry Draft

The Kenai River Brown Bears selected seven players in the North American Hockey League Entry Draft on Wednesday. “The guys we took, the kind of… Continue reading

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Monday: Twins open season with victory over Bartlett

The American Legion Post 20 Twins opened their season in Anchorage with a 15-1 victory in five innings over Bartlett on Monday. Jack Harper started… Continue reading

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Area track and field athletes compete at Brian Young Invitational

The 400-meter relay of William Klein, Brenden Jones, Lokeni Wong and Tyce Escott of Soldotna High School won to lead the Kenai Peninsula at the… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Kristin Davis and Ruby Davis lead Kenai's Rustin Hitchcock at the Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Dickerson outlasts competition at Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra

Anchorage’s Julianne Dickerson won the fourth Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday and Saturday in Soldotna with 58.3 miles in 14 hours. In a backyard ultra,… Continue reading

Soldotna's Kristin Davis and Ruby Davis lead Kenai's Rustin Hitchcock at the Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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SoHi 2nd, Kenai 3rd at Division II state softball

The Soldotna and Kenai Central softball teams both had the best finishes in program history Saturday at the Division II state tournament in Anchorage. The… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Trenton Ohnemus delivers to Kenai Central at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna defeats Kenai for 4th straight Division II state baseball crown

Stars’ Ohnemus moves to 3-0 in state title games, 4-0 at state

Soldotna's Trenton Ohnemus delivers to Kenai Central at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Matthew Schilling delivers to Monroe Catholic at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai, Soldotna to play for Division II baseball title at Seymour Park

Rain cancels third-, fourth-place games; championship game will be at 4 p.m. if weather permits

Soldotna's Matthew Schilling delivers to Monroe Catholic at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Friday Division II state softball: SoHi moves to semis, Kenai stays alive in playback bracket

The Soldotna girls moved to the semifinals of the Division II state softball tournament in Anchorage, while Kenai Central stayed alive in the playback bracket… Continue reading

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